Two more articles on the tour. This is it — I promise!

The P-I at the Tour de France: Victory No. 4, and a hot time on the Champs-Elysées

You probably heard that Lance Armstrong won his fourth consecutive Tour de France yesterday.

But did you read that his goal is six Tour victories?

Or that he would like to be remembered as is "the first cancer patient to win the Tour?"
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Triomphe! Tour de fourth for Armstrong
American rides into history after three weeks of dominance

Three years ago, as Lance Armstrong celebrated his first Tour de France victory with a ride on the Champs-Elysées, he was applauded more for his inspiring comeback from advanced testicular cancer than he was for winning one of the world's most difficult sporting events.

Armstrong won as a dark horse in 1999. His eyes filled with tears as he stood for the Star Spangled Banner.

Oh, how times have changed.

Yesterday, 100,000 fans lined this city's famous avenue and coronated him one of the grandest of champions in the event's 99-year history. Armstrong, riding an as overwhelming favorite, became only the fourth man to win four consecutive Tours and is a good bet to win his fifth in a row next year -- something that's only been done once.
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